Livingston, MT · Essex County
Request for Determination of Chapter 251 Non-Applicability
Property owners or applicants use this request to ask the Hudson-Essex-Passaic Soil Conservation District to determine whether proposed land disturbance is not regulated under Chapter 251.
What this form is
This request asks the Hudson-Essex-Passaic Soil Conservation District for a written determination on whether proposed land disturbance is non-applicable under the New Jersey Soil Erosion and Sediment Control Act. The applicant provides property, project, contact, and disturbance details and must include a survey, plot, or site plan showing the work area. The form states that disturbance exceeding 5,000 square feet requires a Soil Erosion and Sediment Control Plan Certification.
Who needs it
Property owners or applicants seeking a determination for proposed land disturbance should complete this request and include a plan showing the work area.
How to submit it
Submit the request with a photocopy of a survey, plot, or site plan to the Hudson-Essex-Passaic Soil Conservation District, 80 Orchard Street, Bloomfield, NJ 07003-5104. Include the $95 fee by check or money order payable to HEPSCD.
About notarization
No notary is required; the applicant signs the request, and the form does not identify any notarized attachment or sworn step.
How to submit this form
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Download The Request
Download the request and its non-applicability determination sheet.
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Complete The Request
Provide property, applicant, project, and estimated soil-disturbance information, then sign the request.
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Gather The Site Plan
Include a photocopy of a survey, plot, or site plan showing the work area and soil-disturbing activities.
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Submit To The District
Send the request and plan with the $95 check or money order payable to HEPSCD to the District's Bloomfield address.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the Chapter 251 non-applicability request?
- It asks the Hudson-Essex-Passaic Soil Conservation District for a written determination on whether proposed land disturbance is non-applicable under the soil erosion and sediment control act.
- What must I include with the request?
- Include a photocopy of a survey, plot, or site plan depicting the proposed work area and all soil-disturbing activities. The form also lists a $95 fee payable by check or money order.
- Do I need a notary for the soil non-applicability request?
- No. The applicant signs the request; the form does not identify a notarized attachment or sworn step.
- How do I submit the soil non-applicability request?
- Send the request and required plan to the Hudson-Essex-Passaic Soil Conservation District at 80 Orchard Street, Bloomfield, NJ 07003-5104, with the stated fee.
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